Los Angeles daily herald., 1887-02-14


Civ N, by publication thereof at leas
twenty days, in daily newspaper pub
lished in each Of the cities of San Fran
cisco, Sacramento and Los Angeles. ant
in any other newspaper, at their discre
tion. The notice shall state that sealet
proposals will be received by the Board
at their office, for the purchase of tn,
bonds, till the day and hour named il
the resolution. At the time appointed
the Board shall open the proposals, ant
award the purchase of the bonds to th,
highest responsible bidder, aid may re
ject all bids; but said Board shall in M
event sell any of the said bonds for les
than ninety per cent. of the face valu,
thereof.
| II. Said bonds, and the interest there
on, shall be paid by revenue derived from
an annual assessment upon the rea
property of the district; and all the rea
property in the district shall be and re-
main liable to be assessed for such
payments as hereinafter provided.
Is The Assessor must, between the first
Monday 10 March and the first Monday
in June, in each year, assess all real
property in the district; to the persons
who own, claim, have the possession OF
control thereof, at its full cash value.
%. The assessment due upon real
property is lien against the property
assessed, from and after the time the
same becomes delinquent; and such lien
is not removed until the assessments
are paid or the property sold tor the pay.
ment thereof.
80. After adopting plan of said ca.
nal or canals. storage, reservoirs, and
works, the Board of Directors shall give
notice, by publication thereof not less
than twenty days in one newspaper pub.
lished in each of the counties composing
the district, provided o newspaper is
published therein, and in such other
newspapers as they may deem advisa.
BILE, calling for bids for the construction
OF said work, or any portion theraof; If
] less than the whole work is advertised,
then the portion 8, advertised must be
particularly described in such notice;
said notice shall set forth that plans and
| specifications can be seen at tie office Of
| the Board, and that the Board will re.
ceive sealed proposals therefor, and that
| the contract will be let to the lowest
responsible bidder, stating the time and
place for opening said proposals, which
at the time and place appointed shall BIZ
opened in public, and as soon as con.
venient thereafter the Board shall let
said work, either in portions or as a
whole, to the lowest responsible bidder,
or they may reject any or all bids and
readvertise for proposals, or may pro.
ceed to construct the work under their
own superintendence with the labor Of
the residents of the district. Contracts
| for the purchase Of material shall be
awarded to the lowest responsible bid.
der. Any person or persons to whom
q contract may be awarded shall enter
into bond, with good and sufficient
sureties, to be approved by the Board,
payable to said district for its use, for
double the amount of the contract price,
conditioned for the faithful performances
of said contract. The work shall be
done under the direction and to the sat.
isfaction of the Engineer, aud be ap.
proved Ivy the B ard.
81. Tho cost and expense Of purchas.
ing and acquiring property and con.
structing the works and improvements
herein provided for, shall be wholly
paid out of the Construction Fund.
For the purpose Of de.
fraying the expenses of the care, opera.
tion, management, repair and improve.
ment of such portions of said canal and
works as are completed and in use. in.
cluding salaries of officers and emp oye,,
the Board may either fix rates OF tolls
and charges, and collect the same from
all persons using said canal for irrigation
aad etLer purr oses, CIR they may pro.
vide for the payment of said expendi.
lures by levy of assessments therefor,
or by both said tolls and assessments;
if by the latter method, such levy shall
be made on the completion and tquali-
z,tion of the asses .ment roll, and the
Board shall have the same powers and
functions for the purposes of said levy
as are now possessed by Boards of Sup.
ervisors in this State. The procedure
for the collection CT assessments by such
levy shall in all respects conform to the
provisions of this at relating to the
rayment of principal and interest OF
bonds herein provided for.
33. The Board of Directors shall
have power to construct the said works
across any stream of water, watercourse,
street, avenue. highway, railway, canal,
ditch, or fume which the route of said
canal or canals may intersect or cross,
in such manner as to afford secu-
rity for life and property; but said
Board shall restore the same, when SO
crossed or intersected, to its former
state as near as may be, or in sufficient
manner not to have impaired unneces-
sarily its usefulness; and every com.
pany whose railroad shall be interse ted
or crossed by said works, shall unite
with said Board in forming said inter.
sections and crossings, and grant the
privileges aforesaid; and if such railroad
company and said Board, or the owners
and controllers of said property, thing,
or franchise go to be crossed, cannot
agree upon the amo unit to be paid there
fore, or the points or the manner of said
crossings or intersections, the same shall
be ascertaiced and determined in all re
spects as is herein provided in respect
to the taking of land. The right o.
way is hereby given. dedicated, and sci
apart, to locate, construct, and maintain
said works over and through any OF the
lands which are now, or may be thu
property of this State; and also there j.
given, dedicated and set apart, for thu
uses and purpose, aforesaid, all water'
and water rights belonging to this State
within the district, or which may b.
capable of being conducted to advantage
by any means to and into said district
for said purpose.
80. The Board of Directors shall eac
receive four dollars per day, and mileag
at the rate of twenty cents pc
mile in attending meetings, ant
actual and necessary expenses pait
while engaged in official busines
under the order of the Board. Tn
Board shall fix the compensation to b
paid to the other officers named in tn
act, to be paid out of the treasury of tn
district; provided that said Board shall
upon the petition of at least fifty, or
majority Of the freeholders within sucl